Macfarlanes LLP

Macfarlanes LLP advises market‑leading clients from the financial services, technology, hospitality and sports sectors on complex commercial contracts, with particular strengths in outsourcing, franchising arrangements and services linked to corporate carve‑outs. The team is noted for hotel management and asset‑management mandates in the hospitality industry, and regularly negotiates operational agreements for global hotel brands. In the sports sector, it handles high-profile contracts, covering notable football clubs, cricket projects, and the new Premier Padel tour. Will Hedges leads the firm’s commercial practice, advising on outsourcing, hospitality, brand and franchising, and acting as relationship partner for many of the firm’s most significant clients. Malcolm Walton and Rosie Duckworth are also important members of the team.